The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-27
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL

CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL
In Brief
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
Rufus Hurt and Mary Stewart, John I. Farley
| and Hattie Hart
A company is forming to bore for artesian
water at Woodruff Place, the intention being to
get good supply of water for lake.
The Charles Gardiner company will close its
| engagement at the Museum tonight "Saml
| OF Posen" will be the attraction next week.
/ Frank Byron, chief engineer OF the mill at the
corner of Madison avenue and Lincoln streets,
had his arms and hands badly burned Thursday
| night by thu explosion of a gasoline lamp
! The Governor has issued reQuisition the
| Governor of Tennessee for Henry Frazes, who
| is wanted at Columbus to answer . charge of
| assault and battery with intent to kill John
| Banks.
The Rossvle Distilliug Company, of Dear
| born county, yesterday filed articles of incor-
poration with the Secretary Of State. It's capi-
tai stock is 800 900. and the directors are n ).
| and Denis f. Walsh, John Is. Thompson, George
| j. Father and Hugh S. Miller.
Building permits were issued yesterday az fol-
| lows: Charles Aldag. frame cottage East
| Market street. near Highland avenue, 81. $50;
| United States wire and nai-works. brick ad-
diton to factory, 81, 900; Mary E. Nodler, frame
| addition to residence at No. 80 Madison avenue,
| $780,
| Patrick wslch went to an Illinois street shoe
store yesterday afternoon and presented an order
/ for pair of shoes, purporting to be signed by
| Lons Esmond, of the Illinois House. The order
was not accepted, and was turned over to De-
| tective Thornton, who arrested WEIGH for
| forgery.
Charles F. Meyer, carpenter living at No.
| III Massachusetts, avenue, was standing on a
| high ladder in the sheriff 8 Office yesterday
| morning. making some repairs, when a rope that
| he held broke and he fell to the floor. striking
his head against large plate glass window. His
| face was considerably cut and he received some
bad bruises
/ J. A. NJ. COX REcoMMITTED TO THE ASYLUM.
John A NJ. Cox has been recommtted to the
Insane Hospital on the affidavit Of DR.. C. I.
Fletcher. His first confinement began in Aug
ust, 1856. and ended in September the same
year His condition, the affidavit says, is sub
stantiay the same as when he was FIRST com
mitted.
CAN'T FIND HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. John F. Leet, of Hamilton, O., is in the
city hunting her husband, who left his home
four months ago to 60 to Terre Hsute to work.
Last week she went to Terre Haute to visit him.
and learned that he was in this city She says
there was no trouble between them. and she
does not think he has any disposition to abandon
her.
STRUCK BY coUPLING-P1N.
train of freight cars in the Panhandle yards
broke connection yesterday morning while NOV
ing at rapid rate and couplngpin few and
struck John Ward. the switchman, on the head
with great force. He was taken to St Vincent's
Hospital in an unconscious condition. but was
IND proving last evening. His skull was not
fractured. as was at first supposed.
THE M1ENNERCHoR's SUNDAY EVENING CONCERT.
The Mennerchor Society will give concert
tomorrow evening, at which choruses and solos
will be rendered after well-sslected pro-
gramme. Charles F. Hsinzsn, the violinist of
the Quincy Conservatory Of Music, and Arwen
Recker, student at the Cincinnati College of
Music, will take part Miss Tillie Tibrowsky is
tell
soprano, will be one of the soloists
ASSIGNEE MEDERT's SUIT.
The Circuit Court is hearing the sui. Of John
Medsrt, assignee. against David A. Ralston and
Others in which the plaintiff alleges that
before the failure of the firm of Ralston e. Co.
$4,000 worth of real estate that should have
been saved for creditors was disposed of. 1t is
sought to have the conveyances set aside and
the property put into the hands of the assignee
to be used IN the payment of debts.
RAPID WORK IN THE TUNNEL.
The contractors making rapid progress
with their work on the Illinois street tunnel
The brick and stone walls of the south section
almost completed. and will be ready for the
iron arches in a few days. The work Of tearing
out the arch of the old tunnel under the railroad
tracks will begin next week and will be n very
difficult job, as temporary supports for the
tracks have to be erected as rapidly as the arch
is removed.
THE LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
The arrangements for the celebration of Labor
day. Sept 5. by the organized workingmen
of the city, are nearly completed. The idea of
having an industrial parade that day has
been about abandoned, for the reason that the
business prefer that it should be given dur
ing S tate fair week. Quite number Of manu-
factursrs have sgnifed their willingness to close
that day in order to give their employees
chance to turn out. The cigar-makers have
fused to join in the general celebration. and will
II -;nr1fo fnp ynnd
time.
THE CAPITAL cITYs THIRD WELL.
The third well of the Capital City Company
came in yesterday with flow. it is said. equal
to that of the Smart-farm we'll It Is about
mile and a half northeast of the latter. and one
mile in the same direction from the Spees-farm
discovery. which is said to have the best flow
of the three. In drilling the third well gas
was found 600 feet below the surface. It had
flow like that of the company's frat boring at
til the drill had gone go feet further. Last
ing the rock had been penetrated seven feet with
out any increase in the gas.
AN ASSOCIATION OF CAVALRY REGIMENTS.
AT the soldiers reunion held at Sheridan. Ind,
Aug. 90 and 81, representatives of the First,
Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh Indiana Cavalry
regiments held an informal meeting, with Geo.
Spahr, Of the Third. chairman, and j. FL.
Loves. of the Seventh, as secretary. The meet
ing decided to form cavalry association, and
the secretaries Ct the different cavalry regiments
have been requested to present the matter to
their comrades at their regimental reunions, and
have a committee of three from each regiment
meet in Indianapolis this fall to arrange for a
grand cavalry reunion in this city next year. j.
H. Loves, of this city, is the corresponding
secretary of the new association.
INVESTIGATED THE STORAGE OF OILS.
There is an ordinance prohibiting the storage
in any place within the city OF more than
ten barrels Of kerosene earth oils. Recently
a rumor got abroad that in the cellars of some of
the Wholesale houses South Meridian street
large quantities of these oils kept Yes
terday the chief fire engineer and City Attorney
Taylor went a tour of inspection in that To-
cality. Every house where oil sold prob
ata dsras xziaitad I,tasx found hIt fez